Aurelius Systems builds AI-powered directed energy laser defense platforms protecting troops, bases, and infrastructure from UAS drone threats. Backed by General Catalyst.
About the role
You will own optical system design and help drive critical optical investigations for our hardware platform.
What they're looking for
- Strong background in optical engineering, optical design, or related physics-based system work
- Deep understanding of optical theory and the ability to apply it to real hardware problems
- Experience designing, analyzing, and debugging optical systems in practice
- Ability to lead technical investigations from first principles and prior experience
- Enough mechanical fluency to collaborate effectively on packaging and integration, without needing to be a pure mechanical owner
- Strong hands-on engineering judgment and comfort working across disciplines
More about this role
Aurelius Systems is a VC backed defense tech startup building autonomous, edge deployed directed energy systems for counter-UAS. We build laser weapons to shoot down drones.
We're a small team of engineers, former US military operators, and subject matter experts scaling America's directed energy dominance. The first cost effective, reliable and robust laser weapon system.
Our namesake isn't an accident. Marcus Aurelius wrote about doing the work in front of you, every day, without excuses. Henry Ford didn't wait for permission to reinvent manufacturing. That's how we operate — small team, unreasonable output, no hiding behind the unachievable.
In addition to our San Francisco lab, we’ve opened a Detroit manufacturing hub and we field test weekly on our own 400-acre private range.
You will own optical system design and help drive critical optical investigations for our hardware platform.
This role is centered on optical expertise first. We are looking for someone who can bring deep experience in optical theory, optical design, and system-level problem solving. You should be able to evaluate tradeoffs, identify better technical paths, and raise the quality of optical...
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